Clash

“Anna, wake up love.” I opened my eyes but it was like my head was exploding. The pain was unbearable and I quickly closed my eyes again. “Are you okay?” I heard Harry ask and I just waved him off, there was no way I wanted to hear anyone talk right now. I just wanted for the pain to go away. My head was throbbing like crazy, I must’ve had a concussion otherwise it wouldn’t hurt this bad.

I heard Harry walk away only to return a few minutes later. “Here take this.” I opened one eye and saw him holding a glass of water and in his other hand he was holding a painkiller, I didn’t think about it twice and took it. I closed my eyes again and waited for the pain to go away and after a few minutes I could open my eyes, not that the headache was gone but at least I could sit up and look around without thinking my head was about to explode.
“I’m sorry for waking you up but I read that if someone has a concussion you have to wake them up regularly.” He gently caressed my cheek. I saw the worry in his eyes but it disappeared quickly. “Thank you Harry.” I said in a tired voice. “How is Louis doing?” I felt obliged to ask him this, as I was the one who beat him into the hospital.

“He is going to be okay but he will be in rehab for awhile.” I wasn’t surprised to hear that and I really hoped it would work because even though he betrayed us I don’t really hate him.
“That’s for the best I think.” He smiled apologetic at him, which hurt like hell and that reminded me of the hits I received. I needed to see how it looked after a night and I was almost praying that it didn’t look that bad but of course it did. The moment I looked into the mirror, I gasped because it looked like someone had almost killed me. The stitches held though, so that was something. Harry appeared behind me and we made eye contact but I couldn’t handle his stares because I was looking like a washed out cloth.

I moved away from the mirror and walked into the kitchen to get some tea and Harry followed close. “We need to rally up the guys, we need to sort this Anna.” Harry was taking no prisoners today and I couldn’t blame him for that. “Alright I will call them.” I said to nobody in particular, there was just no use in protesting and maybe this was for the best, I didn’t want to lead them in the first place, so I immediately started calling everyone.

At first they all were really surprised to hear from me but they all agreed on coming over to discus things and I did tell them that Harry was staying at my place and that he was completely on our side. They were surprised to hear that as well but it only made them more eager to come and see what his motives were for leading us on like that.

“I think they will forgive you in a split second” I told them after the last phone call. This was hopefully a good thing because I really never wanted to lead them all, the only reason I did that in the first place was because it was Harry’s wish but if he wanted it I would give it back to him without even thinking about it. “You really think that?” He wasn’t sounding really that sure of himself but I was positive about it.

“I’m sure.” I shrugged and walked into the bathroom to get a shower and to see if I could do something about those bruises. I put on grey skinny jeans and a black blouse and some socks. I decided to put my hair into a loose bun, just because I didn’t feel like doing something with it.

I didn’t put make-up on my face because that wasn’t going to work anyway. I walked into the living room when I saw Harry looking out of the window. He looked really at peace when he thought no one could see him. Whilst looking at him, I thought back to our night together and that also reminded me of the thing I was going to do yesterday. I completely forgot about it and now it was too late. I didn’t take that after morning pill, which meant that I could be pregnant and that would be a disaster.

I was already stressing out about it, when the doorbell got ringed, making me jump slightly. “I will get it.” I said quickly and after that I just let the door open and within seconds the living room was filled with our friends and members. Liam immediately hugged Harry and even Niall was here, he did keep his distance and I could feel his eyes burning holes into my back. I know he was judging me and I know he saw the bruises and I knew he was thinking that Harry was the one who did that to me.

Harry didn’t say anything to Niall, he just gave him the nod. I made myself disappear into the kitchen, just so that he had time to catch up and explain everything to the others. I put on the kettle and just waited for the water to boil, when I felt a presence with me. “So Harry is back.” Niall said and before I turned around I sighed deeply.

“Yes he is.” Was all I said. Niall had his eyes narrowed whilst approaching me, I didn’t move though because I knew he would never hurt me. He grabbed my chin and moved my head from side. “Did he do this to you?” I pulled my head from his grip and shook it. “No he didn’t, this is the work of Louis.” I told him in a flat voice, I didn’t like to explain myself to him, because it felt like he was judging me.

“Louis? How did that happen?” He was genuinely curious. “I’m not sure but I do know that he was high on heavy drugs.” I shrugged my shoulders, trying to sound bored but Niall knew me better than that.

“So what happened to Louis? Why isn’t he here?” He was really prying and I couldn’t get away with a simple shrug. “Louis is in the hospital.” The water was boiling by now and the moment I tried to grab it, Niall stopped me by putting his hand on my arm, he pulled me closer and I could feel my heart beat faster but not because I wanted him but purely out of fear. After my run in with Louis, I really didn’t want to get hurt again.

“Niall let go of me, please.” I pleaded but he wasn’t listening. “Don’t you have self esteem Anna? Why would you go back to him, after everything he did to you or to me?” he sounded angry and somewhere I couldn’t blame him for that anger because I did use him to get over my own grief but he was out of line right now. Insulting me, just because he wants me for himself.

“I can’t keep saying sorry Niall but you know I never stopped loving Harry and I now I shouldn’t have slept with you but it happened and I can’t take it back. You need to let me go, I can’t keep doing this, I do care for you but it will always be Harry, I’m sorry Niall.” I apologized and I know he was debating if he should let go of me, when suddenly his grip on my arm was gone. “Really Niall?” Harry had entered the room and was now holding Niall’s arm.

“You should really stay away from Anna because last time I went easy on you and you know that but if you ever touch her like that again I will kill you, she is mine and it’s about time you get it through your thick skull.” They were standing so close that you could feel the tension in the room and I’d also noticed that we had company. I on the other hand had seen and heard enough and I pushed past everyone and after putting on my vans I disappeared through the door, leaving my phone behind. I did put my gun in the inside pocket of my coat and just took the nearest train to the city.

There was a chance that I would run into Bradley but I didn’t really care at this moment. I just needed to get out of that situation and the fast that I didn’t feel that well, didn’t make it any better. It was cold outside and I regretted to take a scarf with me because now I had to buy one and I did have the money for it even though it was Harry’s money but he wouldn’t mind would he?

I strolled along the shops and I was actually enjoying myself and eventually I went into the Primark. This shop will be the death of me because they have so much for so little. I grabbed a black scarf and a warm hat because that was something I could use right now. I also decided on buying a few jeans, sweaters and two pair of shoes. I walked over to the dress section, when I felt Harry’s presence, he didn’t take long to find me.

“Anna! Never do that to me again.” He had grabbed me by my arm and pulled me into his arms. He was actually shaking and that was something he had never done before. “I’m sorry Harry but I just had enough of Niall and you, fighting over me.” I said into his neck as he was still hugging me. “I’m sorry, I just couldn’t help myself, when I saw him with you like that.” He apologized and that made me smile because the old Harry would never do that. This just proved how much he had changed.

“It’s okay.” He let go of me and stared at the full basket in my hand. “Really, you were shopping?” There was humour laced through his voice and I gave him a small smile and a shrug. “Well are you done or do you need more stuff?” he asked politely but I knew he wanted me back home, as we needed to discuss a lot.

“No, I’m good, I just need to pay.” Before I could do anything, he took the basket from me and walked over to the register. “Sir you need to wait in line.” But Harry didn’t listen because you don’t tell Harry to wait in line and the girl behind the register knew this and completely ignored the customer, who had complained. I felt a bit ashamed of this behaviour but I kept my mouth shut.

After he had paid for my clothes, we made our way back home, making sure we weren’t followed and when we walked in, everyone was scattered in the living room. There were a few monitors set up and there were guns on the table top. It looked like we stepped into a gangster movie.

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